Harry decided to forgo sending his driver and opted to go himself. With the girls in the car, Shola couldn't help but admire Beatrice's early rise considering the night they had. "I dreamt about you talking to your mum, and you sounded excited," Shola remarked.
Beatrice laughed, dismissing the dream notion. "You didn't dream, dum-dum. I was talking to my mum, and yes, I made my first 10 million today with twenty hamper sales. They should be delivered by the end of this week."
Harry, who had been driving while the girls conversed, chimed in with curiosity, "You mentioned you were happy about your sales on the phone, and I was going to ask you: what do you sell?" Beatrice, always eager to share her entrepreneurial spirit, began recounting the genesis of her budding business venture.
"Well, it all started with a passion for creating beautiful gift hampers. I noticed there was a gap in the market for premium, carefully curated hampers, especially during festive seas
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